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WRI Faculty Affiliate Draws National Attention The New York Times and The Washington Post are paying attention to a new book by Valerie Hudson and its warning that by 2020, China's government will be forced to contend with a potentially unruly and unrooted population of 30 million surplus young adult males with no hope of marriage
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Fashioning Women in Law Cheryl Preston, Professor of Law at the J. Rueben Clark Law School, has recently released a documentary entitled Fashioning Women in Law, which looks to popular culture and the startling incongruence between women in
cultural imagery and the supposedly empowered product of decades of women’s liberation. A winner of the Chris Award presented by the 2003 Columbus International Film and
Video Festival, it includes interesting viewpoints from high-profile scholars and professionals, excellent research, and engaging analysis. more
A Chorus for Peace: A Global Anthology of Poetry by Women
This book is a compilation of personal reflections of women from across the globe. Compiled and edited by Marilyn Arnold, Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, and Kristen Tracy, the purpose of this research was to find contemporary women from all over the world who could describe their experiences with violence and their dreams for peace. This study of over 10,000 poems addressing difficult issues concerning conflict and the lives of women resulted in a collection of poetry that Ireland has described as "a poignant anthology that is at once frightening and beautiful, absorping and powerful. A moving testament to thuman spirit's ability to overcome and survive personal, communal, national, and golbal tragedies."
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